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With a little research and preparation, a party can be the perfect opportunity to flex your culinary muscles, experiment with something new and have fun doing it.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Mozeliak said the Angels should not consider a trade proposal in isolation, without considering how to flex their major-market muscles to fill whatever hole a trade might create.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Young workers can’t expect to flex these skills at home, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The aforementioned “wig room” has been outfitted with an enormous mirror and a built-in vanity perfect for trying on different styles—however a future occupant could easily use this space as a flex room or office.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

The kneecap is exposed, and the socket is cut away so I can flex, but it does pinch a little behind the knee.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

Those are serious concerns, but aren’t necessarily relevant when Beijing flexes its financial muscle via credit rather than equity investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025

He flexes his metatarsal bones to indicate where he wants a subordinate to sit.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2025

The duo mirroring Hulk Hogan-style underarm bicep flexes after winning their semi-final was one of the defining images.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2025

"Imagine, for example, a heart implant that bends and flexes with each heartbeat but still lasts for years."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

She flexes her wrists, then bounces on her feet and shakes out her arms.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

The gains come despite Alibaba previewing its new artificial-intelligence model—the second time in a week that China has flexed its advances in AI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Last year, it flexed its economic and diplomatic muscle, responding to Trump with tit-for-tat tariffs and restricting the export of rare earth minerals essential for advanced manufacturing.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

Harvard-Westlake 10, Arizona Casteel 8: Jake Kim flexed his muscles for the second consecutive game, hitting a home run and double to finish with three RBIs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2026

During a pause, the soldiers flexed their wrists and pumped their stretched arms, a penguin-like exercise that locals here do to keep their fingers warm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Henry folded his fingers and flexed them, at arm’s length, until they cracked.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

Dos Santos did some vein-popping flexing on the sideline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

There’s the Total Wireless Weigh-In, which allows fans to take shirtless pictures of themselves flexing the way fighters do at weigh-in the day before they fight.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

This repeated flexing generates internal heat through friction, a process known as tidal heating.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Labor economists and union supporters said union victories in New York City could be hard to replicate elsewhere, but across the country unions have been flexing a bit more muscle in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

He stood in front of Matt, flexing his hands as though he had to keep them under control.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer